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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18623, 27 November 1928, Page 2

King George IV.’s statue in Trafalgar Square, London, was originally intended for placing on the Marble Arch in front of Buckingham Palace. The memorial, which cost 9000 guineas, is considered to be one of the most artistic equestrian statues in London. The sculptor was Sir Francis Chantrey, who, in modelling the horse standing still on all four legs, introduced an innovation on the old custom of representing horses in statues either curveting or ambling. Sir Francis is said to have modelled the horse originally for a monument to Sir Thomas Munro. The King is represented bareheaded, in semi-classical dress, sitting easily in his* saddle, with the bridle held loosely in his right hand.